Major-General H.M. Trenchard, CB, DSO, RFC, William Orpen, May 1917
Monochrome image of a head and shoulders portrait of major-general h. M. Trenchard in uniform and whilst he was commander of the royal flying corps in the field. Painted at rfc general headquarters. Trenchard's upper torso blends in with the textured brown background. Originally published in an onlooker in france 1917-1919. Object Type: painting. Genre: portrait. Date: May 1917. Place of creation: Saint-Omer. Dimensions: height: 76.2 cm (30 in) ; width: 63.5 cm (25 in). Medium: oil on canvas. Depicted People: Hugh Trenchard, 1st Viscount Trenchard. Collection: Imperial War Museums. Trenchard at GHQ - monochrome